Lin Qingxuan

Lin Qingxuan (1953–2019) was a Taiwanese essayist and journalist from Qishan, Kaohsiung. He began his career in journalism, working as a reporter for the China Times and the Commercial Times and as editor-in-chief of Times Magazine; this experience gave his essays a persistent concern with social reality and human feeling. He wrote chiefly essays and reportage, and in his later work he brought Buddhist thought into his prose, helping to establish a tradition of Buddhist essay writing in Taiwan. His publications include the Bodhi series and more than a hundred other works. His plain, natural style draws philosophical insight from everyday things and ordinary people, and he has influenced readers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Two of his pieces, "Racing with Time" and "Mahogany," have been included in Chinese-language textbooks on both sides.